Luke 18 (AVD) · Opened

1وَقَالَ لَهُمْ أَيْضًا مَثَلًا فِي أَنَّهُ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُصَلَّى كُلَّ حِينٍ وَلَا يُمَلَّ،Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:

2قَائِلًا: «كَانَ فِي مَدِينَةٍ قَاضٍ لَا يَخَافُ ٱللهَ وَلَا يَهَابُ إِنْسَانًا.“In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.

3وَكَانَ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ أَرْمَلَةٌ. وَكَانَتْ تَأْتِي إِلَيْهِ قَائِلَةً: أَنْصِفْنِي مِنْ خَصْمِي!And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’

4وَكَانَ لَا يَشَاءُ إِلَى زَمَانٍ. وَلَكِنْ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فِي نَفْسِهِ: وَإِنْ كُنْتُ لَا أَخَافُ ٱللهَ وَلَا أَهَابُ إِنْسَانًا،For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men,

5فَإِنِّي لِأَجْلِ أَنَّ هَذِهِ ٱلْأَرْمَلَةَ تُزْعِجُنِي، أُنْصِفُهَا، لِئَلَّا تَأْتِيَ دَائِمًا فَتَقْمَعَنِي!».yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Otherwise, she will wear me out with her perpetual requests.’”

6وَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: «ٱسْمَعُوا مَا يَقُولُ قَاضِي ٱلظُّلْمِ.And the Lord said, “Listen to the words of the unjust judge.

7أَفَلَا يُنْصِفُ ٱللهُ مُخْتَارِيهِ، ٱلصَّارِخِينَ إِلَيْهِ نَهَارًا وَلَيْلًا، وَهُوَ مُتَمَهِّلٌ عَلَيْهِمْ؟Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them?

8أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّهُ يُنْصِفُهُمْ سَرِيعًا! وَلَكِنْ مَتَى جَاءَ ٱبْنُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ، أَلَعَلَّهُ يَجِدُ ٱلْإِيمَانَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ؟».I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”

9وَقَالَ لِقَوْمٍ وَاثِقِينَ بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ أَنَّهُمْ أَبْرَارٌ، وَيَحْتَقِرُونَ ٱلْآخَرِينَ هَذَا ٱلْمَثَلَ:To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:

10«إِنْسَانَانِ صَعِدَا إِلَى ٱلْهَيْكَلِ لِيُصَلِّيَا، وَاحِدٌ فَرِّيسِيٌّ وَٱلْآخَرُ عَشَّارٌ.“Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

11أَمَّا ٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّ فَوَقَفَ يُصَلِّي فِي نَفْسِهِ هَكَذَا: اَللَّهُمَّ أَنَا أَشْكُرُكَ أَنِّي لَسْتُ مِثْلَ بَاقِي ٱلنَّاسِ ٱلْخَاطِفِينَ ٱلظَّالِمِينَ ٱلزُّنَاةِ، وَلَا مِثْلَ هَذَا ٱلْعَشَّارِ.The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.

12أَصُومُ مَرَّتَيْنِ فِي ٱلْأُسْبُوعِ، وَأُعَشِّرُ كُلَّ مَا أَقْتَنِيهِ.I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’

13وَأَمَّا ٱلْعَشَّارُ فَوَقَفَ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ، لَا يَشَاءُ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ عَيْنَيْهِ نَحْوَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ، بَلْ قَرَعَ عَلَى صَدْرِهِ قَائِلًا: ٱللهُمَّ ٱرْحَمْنِي، أَنَا ٱلْخَاطِئَ.But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’

14أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ هَذَا نَزَلَ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ مُبَرَّرًا دُونَ ذَاكَ، لِأَنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ يَرْفَعُ نَفْسَهُ يَتَّضِعُ، وَمَنْ يَضَعُ نَفْسَهُ يَرْتَفِعُ».I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

15فَقَدَّمُوا إِلَيْهِ ٱلْأَطْفَالَ أَيْضًا لِيَلْمِسَهُمْ، فَلَمَّا رَآهُمُ ٱلتَّلَامِيذُ ٱنْتَهَرُوهُمْ.Now people were even bringing their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked those who brought them.

16أَمَّا يَسُوعُ فَدَعَاهُمْ وَقَالَ: «دَعُوا ٱلْأَوْلَادَ يَأْتُونَ إِلَيَّ وَلَا تَمْنَعُوهُمْ، لِأَنَّ لِمِثْلِ هَؤُلَاءِ مَلَكُوتَ ٱللهِ.But Jesus called the children to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

17اَلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: مَنْ لَا يَقْبَلُ مَلَكُوتَ ٱللهِ مِثْلَ وَلَدٍ فَلَنْ يَدْخُلَهُ».Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

18وَسَأَلَهُ رَئِيسٌ قَائِلًا: «أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُعَلِّمُ ٱلصَّالِحُ، مَاذَا أَعْمَلُ لِأَرِثَ ٱلْحَيَاةَ ٱلْأَبَدِيَّةَ؟»Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

19فَقَالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: «لِمَاذَا تَدْعُونِي صَالِحًا؟ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ صَالِحًا إِلَّا وَاحِدٌ وَهُوَ ٱللهُ.“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.

20أَنْتَ تَعْرِفُ ٱلْوَصَايَا: لَا تَزْنِ. لَا تَقْتُلْ. لَا تَسْرِقْ. لَا تَشْهَدْ بِٱلزُّورِ. أَكْرِمْ أَبَاكَ وَأُمَّكَ».You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”

21فَقَالَ: «هَذِهِ كُلُّهَا حَفِظْتُهَا مُنْذُ حَدَاثَتِي».“All these I have kept from my youth,” he said.

22فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ يَسُوعُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ لَهُ: «يُعْوِزُكَ أَيْضًا شَيْءٌ: بِعْ كُلَّ مَا لَكَ وَوَزِّعْ عَلَى ٱلْفُقَرَاءِ، فَيَكُونَ لَكَ كَنْزٌ فِي ٱلسَّمَاءِ، وَتَعَالَ ٱتْبَعْنِي».On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

23فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ حَزِنَ، لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ غَنِيًّا جِدًّا.But when the ruler heard this, he became very sad, because he was extremely wealthy.

24فَلَمَّا رَآهُ يَسُوعُ قَدْ حَزِنَ، قَالَ: «مَا أَعْسَرَ دُخُولَ ذَوِي ٱلْأَمْوَالِ إِلَى مَلَكُوتِ ٱللهِ!Seeing the man’s sadness, Jesus said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!

25لِأَنَّ دُخُولَ جَمَلٍ مِنْ ثَقْبِ إِبْرَةٍ أَيْسَرُ مِنْ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ غَنِيٌّ إِلَى مَلَكُوتِ ٱللهِ!».Indeed, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

26فَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ سَمِعُوا: «فَمَنْ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَخْلُصَ؟»Those who heard this asked, “Who then can be saved?”

27فَقَالَ: «غَيْرُ ٱلْمُسْتَطَاعِ عِنْدَ ٱلنَّاسِ مُسْتَطَاعٌ عِنْدَ ٱللهِ».But Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”

28فَقَالَ بُطْرُسُ: «هَا نَحْنُ قَدْ تَرَكْنَا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَتَبِعْنَاكَ».“Look,” said Peter, “we have left all we had to follow You.”

29فَقَالَ لَهُمُ: «ٱلْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنْ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ تَرَكَ بَيْتًا أَوْ وَالِدَيْنِ أَوْ إِخْوَةً أَوِ ٱمْرَأَةً أَوْ أَوْلَادًا مِنْ أَجْلِ مَلَكُوتِ ٱللهِ،“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God

30إِلَّا وَيَأْخُذُ فِي هَذَا ٱلزَّمَانِ أَضْعَافًا كَثِيرَةً، وَفِي ٱلدَّهْرِ ٱلْآتِي ٱلْحَيَاةَ ٱلْأَبَدِيَّةَ».will fail to receive many times more in this age—and in the age to come, eternal life.”

31وَأَخَذَ ٱلِٱثْنَيْ عَشَرَ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «هَا نَحْنُ صَاعِدُونَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَسَيَتِمُّ كُلُّ مَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ بِٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ عَنِ ٱبْنِ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ،Then Jesus took the Twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything the prophets have written about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.

32لِأَنَّهُ يُسَلَّمُ إِلَى ٱلْأُمَمِ، وَيُسْتَهْزَأُ بِهِ، وَيُشْتَمُ وَيُتْفَلُ عَلَيْهِ،He will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon.

33وَيَجْلِدُونَهُ، وَيَقْتُلُونَهُ، وَفِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلثَّالِثِ يَقُومُ».They will flog Him and kill Him, and on the third day He will rise again.”

34وَأَمَّا هُمْ فَلَمْ يَفْهَمُوا مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا، وَكَانَ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرُ مُخْفًى عَنْهُمْ، وَلَمْ يَعْلَمُوا مَا قِيلَ.But the disciples did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying.

35وَلَمَّا ٱقْتَرَبَ مِنْ أَرِيحَا كَانَ أَعْمَى جَالِسًا علَى ٱلطَّرِيقِ يَسْتَعْطِي.As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.

36فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ٱلْجَمْعَ مُجْتَازًا سَأَلَ: «مَا عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ هَذَا؟».When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening.

37فَأَخْبَرُوهُ أَنَّ يَسُوعَ ٱلنَّاصِرِيَّ مُجْتَازٌ.“Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him.

38فَصَرَخَ قَائِلًا: «يَا يَسُوعُ ٱبْنَ دَاوُدَ، ٱرْحَمْنِي!».So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

39فَٱنْتَهَرَهُ ٱلْمُتَقَدِّمُونَ لِيَسْكُتَ، أَمَّا هُوَ فَصَرَخَ أَكْثَرَ كَثِيرًا: «يَا ٱبْنَ دَاوُدَ، ٱرْحَمْنِي!».Those who led the way admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

40فَوَقَفَ يَسُوعُ وَأَمَرَ أَنْ يُقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِ. وَلَمَّا ٱقْتَرَبَ سَأَلَهُJesus stopped and directed that the man be brought to Him. When he had come near, Jesus asked him,

41قَائِلًا: «مَاذَا تُرِيدُ أَنْ أَفْعَلَ بِكَ؟». فَقَالَ: «يَاسَيِّدُ، أَنْ أُبْصِرَ!».“What do you want Me to do for you?” “Lord,” he said, “let me see again.”

42فَقَالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: «أَبْصِرْ. إِيمَانُكَ قَدْ شَفَاكَ».“Receive your sight!” Jesus replied. “Your faith has healed you.”

43وَفِي ٱلْحَالِ أَبْصَرَ، وَتَبِعَهُ وَهُوَ يُمَجِّدُ ٱللهَ. وَجَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ إِذْ رَأَوْا سَبَّحُوا ٱللهَ.Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.

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